Whether we're talking about animals or humans, gut microbes are essential for health, metabolism and protecting against infection. While captivity is known to alter the gut microbiota of wildlife, the ...

Hertfordshire Zoo has welcomed a young female red panda as part of a breeding programme to try to boost numbers of the endangered species. Nila, who is 17 months old, was born in Slovakia and has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, located in the countryside near the southwestern city of Chongqing, is known for its “red ...

A hotel in China has been rapped by local wildlife officials for using endangered red pandas during wake-up calls for guests, according to a report. The Lehe Ledu Liangjiang Holiday Hotel, located in ...

BEIJING, China — Giant pandas are no longer an endangered species thanks to conservation efforts, Chinese officials announced this week. Cui Shuhong, the head of the Ministry of Ecology and ...

The incident occurred on Friday morning after the animal became startled and scratched his keeper during a routine feeding.

BEIJING - Chinese officials said they no longer consider giant pandas in the country to be an endangered species thanks to conservation efforts. Cui Shuhong, the head of the Ministry of Ecology and ...